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Sunday, July 1, 2012

House Dems on Medicaid expansion: Saying "no" is not good enough

In a press release issued Saturday, House Democratic Caucus Leader Bobby Moak (D-Bogue Chitto) made the following statement:

Mississippi
House Democratic Caucus Press

Contact:
Rep. Bobby Moak

(601) 359-2860

Impact of Affordable Care Act on Medicaid eligibility for
Mississippi children

June 30, 2012

Jackson, MS- Moments after
the United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, Mississippi
Republicans promised to block any effort to extend Medicaid coverage to
Mississippi children.

“Saying ‘no’ is simply not
good enough,” said House Democratic Caucus Leader Bobby Moak (D-Bogue
Chitto).“When our young people can’t
access doctors it limits their educational opportunities and prevents them from
achieving the level of success they deserve.”

Moak added, “The new
Medicaid options available to children under the Affordable Care Act will come
at zero cost to Mississippi taxpayers for the next three years.Refusing these additional medical options for
our most vulnerable citizens would be a horrible black eye for our state.”

Moak added, “In light of
yesterday’s ruling, the legislature should act quickly to make sure that all qualified
Mississippi children receive the same Medicaid options that are now available
throughout the country.We cannot allow
Republican leadership to wage a partisan war against Washington on the backs of
Mississippi kids.”

“To play childhood education
against adequate healthcare is not leadership, it’s political theatre. We are
charged as elected officials with making the best decisions for all our
citizens and we owe them the sweat equity to work through challenging problems
that confront our state,” Moak said.

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